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- Mossberg likes the new Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC
- Well, he likes it more than he did the first-generation Ultra Mobile PC from the Korean electronics giant. Although he still thinks the UNPC form factor is rife with too many compromises to meet broad mainstream adoption (and I'm certainly not going to argue with that), he finds the next-gen...
- Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mobility, Tablet PCs, Vista, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-05-16
- Samsung announces new UMPC release
- Warner Crocker at GottaBeMobile.com points to a press release from Samsung announcing the official launch of the companys latets Ultra Mobile PC offering, the Q1 Ultra. This device is the first offering from Samsung, an early leader in the UMPC market, to feature an integrated thumb board split across both...
- Tags: Tablet PCs, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry
- Blog posts 2007-05-07
- OnTheRun with Tablet PCs #37
- Listen here ( MP3, 19.6 MB, 55 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James Kendrick and I hit the ground running in show #37 and device reviews are the order of the day as we discuss the HP tx1000...
- Tags: Windows, Vista, Tablet PCs, Software, Productivity, Podcasts, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry
- Blog posts 2007-05-06
- Is there any "wow" left in the Tablet PC?
- Rob Bushway at GottaBeMobile.com wrote a thoughtful piece the other day pondering where the "wow" has gone in the Tablet PC segment. Its a well-balanced look at what he sees as a mature product segment lacking in significant new innovations that are likely to drive large numbers of new adopters...
- Tags: Windows, Vista, Tablet PCs, Productivity, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry
- Blog posts 2007-04-29
- Are batteries the gating factor on mobile productivity?
- Are batteries the gating factor on mobile productivity? My buddy Dennis Rice, fellow Tablet PC MVP and contributor at GottaBeMobile.com thinks so and Im in complete agreement. Even with devices optimized to squeeze as many hors as possible out of a charge as possible like the Lenovo X60t Tablet PC...
- Tags: Mobility, Gadgetry, Tablet PCs, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-04-06
- OnTheRun with Tablet PCs #36 is now online
- OnTheRun with Tablet PCs #36- the shout-out show!Listen here ( MP3, 17.4 MB, 50 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James Kendrick and I are back with show #36 and shout-outs are in order all around with the shipping of my...
- Tags: Windows, Vista, Utilities and Add-Ins, Tablet PCs, Software, Productivity, Podcasts, Mobility, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Gadgetry
- Blog posts 2007-04-01
- Lenovo X60 Tablet PC on the road
- I had my first real opportunity to put the Lenovo ThinkPad X60t to work as a conference machine this week at the OReilly Emerging Technologies conference in San Diego and Im more impressed than ever with how useful this machine is for someone who needs a perfect balance of portability...
- Tags: Vista, Utilities and Add-Ins, Tablet PCs, Software, Productivity, Mobility, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Gadgetry, Events, ETech
- Blog posts 2007-03-31
- How I solved my Outlook-Google Calendar issues
- Working on a number of different PCs and connected devices introduces all sorts of complexity. A constant issue is how to keep all of the information I need access to at hand, regardless of the device I happen to be using. E-mail is pretty easy - between Gmail and IMAP...
- Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mac, Mastering the Inbox, Microsoft Office, Mobility, Productivity, Software, Tablet PCs, Utilities and Add-Ins, Vista, Web Apps, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-03-13
- Is Lance right? Are palmtop PCs a bad idea?
- Lance Ulanoff at PC Magazine declares the new Vulcan FlipStart and the Sony UX series and the OQO and UMPCs are deader than a doornail and a bad idea that must be stopped. Of course Lance also declared the Tablet PC a failure and has now come to his senses...
- Tags: Gadgetry, Tablet PCs, Mobility, Hardware, Productivity
- Blog posts 2007-03-08
- OnTheRun with Tablet PCs #34- CES Wrapup
- Listen here ( MP3, 20.8 MB, 60 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link RSSJames Kendrick and I sit down finally for show #34 and have a chance to ruminate on finally meeting face to face at the Tablet PC meetup at the CES recently in Las...
- Tags: Productivity, Mobility, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Gadgetry, Tablet PCs, Software, Mastering the Inbox, Podcasts, CES, tablet, tablet PC, Consumer Electronics Show
- Blog posts 2007-01-21
- CES: Mobile computing revolution
- Check out David Berlinds coverage of a number of devices that might change your mind about lugging a laptop around. He asks the question, "Are you ready to ditch your laptop?" and its a question more and more people are willing to consider seriously. I know my continued exploration of...
- Tags: Productivity, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry, Tablet PCs, CES, mobile computing, mobile marketing
- Blog posts 2007-01-11
- CES: convergence talk is everywhere
- Note: Ive had horrible connectivity issues with my computer since yesterday so apologies for the late post.Day one at CES s drawing to a close with mucha more to come this evening and its been a whirlwind of colors, lights, and sound. If youve never been to a big show...
- Tags: Productivity, Hardware, Gadgetry, Tablet PCs, Software, CES, Ive
- Blog posts 2007-01-09
- Implications for mobile computing raised by flash hard drives
- Lots of buzz surrounding the recent announcement by SanDisk of a new 32GB NAND flash hard drive for notebook computers. Kevin Tofel at jkOnTheRun offer his four quick thoughts. I thought the fourth was the most provocative:As mobile users, well need a new way of comparing and choosing our storage...
- Tags: Gadgetry, Tablet PCs, Software, Web Apps, Mobility, Hardware, Productivity, hard drive
- Blog posts 2007-01-05
- This is one sweet Tablet PC
- Check out the exclusive video review of the new Lenovo ThinkPad X60 done by Warner Crocker over at GottaBeMobile.com. He and Dennis Rice (two of my fellow Tablet PC MVPs have gotten a first look at the brand new Tablet PC that ThinkPad fans have been waiting for and it...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, PC, tablet, tablet PC
- Blog posts 2006-11-14
- OnTheRun with Tablet PCs podcast - show #32
- Listen here ( MP3, 15.3 MB, 44 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James Kendrick and I sit down for show #32 and have a look at the official Office 2007 release, talk about the Blue Man Group, discuss the...
- Tags: Productivity, Mobility, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Gadgetry, Tablet PCs, Podcasts, video
- Blog posts 2006-11-12
Additional Resources
- Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A
- There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...
- Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
- On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn't impact enterprise IT -- because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come -- the move is another symbolic nail in Vista's coffin....
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., IT Department, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- The cloud finally comes to education
- Cloud computing is one of those great buzzwords in IT that, so far, has meant very little to the average Ed Tech customer. We all have a pretty good idea what it means: lots of computers somewhere (we don't actually care where) doing lots of processing to deliver services...
- Tags: Education, PC, Thin Client, Computer, Cloud, SIMtone Corp., Desktops, Productivity, Thin Clients, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six months
- Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six monthsMS extends XP downgrade rights by six monthsI did my share of begging to MS to "let the customer be right" concerning XPs continuing desirability,Thank god they actually listened to mine and probably a half million similar letters.I can now look forward...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
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